Title: Portfolio Mgmt.
Author: Erik Ford
Published: <strong>September 28, 2012</strong>
Last modified: December 20, 2018

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Portfolio Mgmt.

 By [Erik Ford](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wearepixel8/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/portfolio-mgmt.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/portfolio-mgmt/)

## Description

With Portfolio Mgmt., you can bring the power of portfolio content management to
your WordPress website. This plugin registers a custom post type developed specifically
for organizing and displaying your portfolio posts. Portfolio Mgmt. will also register
custom taxonomies for Services and Portfolio Tags, supports `post-thumbnails` and
comes with a custom widget for displaying recent portfolio posts in your widget 
ready areas.

**Please note that Portfolio Mgmt. will not alter the appearance of your theme when
displaying portfolio posts or archives.** If your currently active theme does not
contain the following optional templates, the next available default template, in
the WordPress template hierarchy, will be will be used.

 * `single-wap8-portfolio.php` – This template should be used for customized single
   portfolio posts.
 * `archive-wap8-portfolio.php` – This template should be used for customized portfolio
   archive view.
 * `taxonomy-wap8-services.php` – This template should be used for customized Services
   taxonomy view.
 * `taxonomy-wap8-portfolio-tags.php` – This template should be used for customized
   Portfolio Tags taxonomy view.

Please see the WordPress Codex for detailed information about template hierarchies
at https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy.

For more information about installation and usage, please read this [blog post](http://erikford.me/plugins/portfolio-mgmt-plugin/).

## Screenshots

[⌊A custom portfolio edit screen which can be sorted by client name and filtered
by Services or Portfolio Tags.⌉⌊A custom portfolio edit screen which can be sorted
by client name and filtered by Services or Portfolio Tags.⌉[

A custom portfolio edit screen which can be sorted by client name and filtered by
Services or Portfolio Tags.

[⌊A custom meta box will be added to your editor screen to enter optional meta data.⌉⌊
A custom meta box will be added to your editor screen to enter optional meta data
.⌉[

A custom meta box will be added to your editor screen to enter optional meta data.

[⌊Custom Meta Data Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.⌉⌊
Custom Meta Data Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.⌉[

Custom Meta Data Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.

[⌊Template Tags Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.⌉⌊Template
Tags Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.⌉[

Template Tags Help Tab can be accessed on your editor screen at any time.

[⌊Portfolio Mgmt. Documentation is available in the admin.⌉⌊Portfolio Mgmt. Documentation
is available in the admin.⌉[

Portfolio Mgmt. Documentation is available in the admin.

[⌊Recent Portfolio Posts widget⌉⌊Recent Portfolio Posts widget⌉[

Recent Portfolio Posts widget

## Installation

You can install Portfolio Mgmt. either via the WordPress Dashboard or by uploading
the extracted `portfolio-mgmt` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 
Once the plugin has been successfully installed, simply activate the plugin through
the Plugins menu in your WordPress Dashboard.

If you get a 404 error after publishing a portfolio post, click on Permalinks in
your Settings menu and click Save Changes.

As of version 2.0.0, you can now set the labels for the custom post type and its
custom taxonomies. Changing the custom post type label will change the permalink
for you custom post type archive.

## FAQ

  My portfolio posts look like my blog posts. How can I change that?

If your currently active theme does not contain the optional templates needed for
customized display, the next available default templates, in the WordPress template
hierarchy, will be used. If you would like to have a customized single post display,
add single-wap8-portfolio.php to your currently active theme and customize that 
template to fit your design direction.

  Does Portfolio Mgmt. support post-thumbnails?

Yes. Please note that Portfolio Mgmt. will only add theme support for this feature
if your currently active theme does not already.

  Can I change the permalink structure to something custom?

Yes. The custom post type and custom taxonomy arguments are filterable allowing 
themes and other plugins the ability to change the permalink structure.

  Does Portfolio Mgmt. come with any widgets?

Yes. Portfolio Mgmt. comes with 1 widget for displaying up to 10 of your most recently
published portfolio posts in any widget ready area.

  Is the plugin translatable?

Yes. If you have translated the plugin into your language, please send the translation
files to [hello@heavyheavy.com](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/hello@heavyheavy.com?output_format=md)
for inclusion in future releases.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Portfolio Mgmt.” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Erik Ford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wearepixel8/)
 *   [ Heavy Heavy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heavyheavy/)

[Translate “Portfolio Mgmt.” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/portfolio-mgmt)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/portfolio-mgmt/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/portfolio-mgmt/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/portfolio-mgmt/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/portfolio-mgmt/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

#### 1.0.1

 * Improved PHP DocBlock Documentation
 * Lowered priority of wap8_portfolio_add_menu_page() function to 11
 * Lowered priority of wap8_portfolio_help_tabs() function to 11

#### 1.0.2

 * All functions now have a priority of 10
 * Fixed widget issue where all posts were returning instead of set number
 * Fixed an issue where the custom taxonomy links on the edit screen were not working
   as intended

#### 1.0.3

 * Updated WordPress compatibility version to 3.5

#### 1.0.4

 * Improved nonce verification for custom meta box
 * Fixed incorrect text domains

#### 1.0.5

 * Change admin menu icon
 * Fixed syntax error

#### 1.0.6

 * Added featured image column to post type edit.php screen

#### 1.0.7

 * Added a checkbox to the custom meta box for setting a case study as featured
 * Added an option to the widget for displaying featured case studies only
 * Updated the Admin Documentation Page to include meta key for featured case studies
 * Updated the Help Tab to include meta key for featured case studies
 * Updated screenshots

#### 1.0.8

 * Allow the custom post type and custom taxonomy arguments to be filtered by a 
   theme or plugin
 * Improved data sanitization for custom meta box
 * Plugin documentation is now a tabbed submenu item

#### 1.0.9

 * Fixed a WP_DEBUG error occurring in custom meta box

#### 1.1.0

 * Fixed an issue with the Unordered List of Services with Links returning incorrect
   markup.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0.2**
 *  Last updated **7 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.0.25**
 * Tags
 * [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-type/)[portfolio](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/portfolio/)
   [post type](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-type/)[widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-mgmt/advanced/)

## Ratings

 2.7 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Erik Ford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wearepixel8/)
 *   [ Heavy Heavy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heavyheavy/)

## Support

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